Thai Smile Airways
Thai Airways prepares to close the legend Thai Smile – cancels airline code under WE code in January 2024, reveals that it is in the process of transferring its fleet of 20 Airbus A320 aircraft, including employees, back under Thai Airways. Aiming to use the company to do other business.
On November 5, 2023, Mr. Chai Iamsiri, Chief Executive Officer of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, revealed the business restructuring plan that Currently, it is in the process of transferring a fleet of 20 Airbus A320 aircraft from Thai Smile Airways. which is a subsidiary airline that serves domestic routes and international short-haul routes Including bringing Thai Smile employees back to serve under Thai Airways. It is expected that the operation will be completed by January 2024.
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Recently, 4 aircraft have been transferred. In the process of transferring rights to manage a fleet of 20 aircraft, Thai Airways must notify the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the Ministry of Transport. which when all aircraft were transferred back to Thai Airways must cancel the air navigation business license (AOL), which will result in the termination of the flight code under code WE of Thai Smile Airways. In addition, Thai Smile’s license is also scheduled to expire in January 2024.
After the transfer, Thai Airways’ average aircraft usage rate will decrease from 12-13 hours per day to only 11 hours per day. This is a higher rate than Thai Smile’s average flight of 9 hours per day. and will reduce Thai Airways’ flight costs per hour by approximately 20%.
Mr. Chai continued: As for Thai Smile employees, they must be brought back under Thai Airways. All Thai Smile pilots and crew will continue to operate their Airbus A320 aircraft as usual, serving routes covering both domestic and international routes under the TG code, and Thai Airways will serve all Thai Smile routes. Yal
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As for the name Thai Smile Airways Company Limited, it is initially estimated that it will be registered as is. Because Thai Airways still sees an opportunity to bring Thai Smile Company into other businesses. related to the aviation industry
2023-11-05 14:20:26
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